By YUSUKE MORISHITA/ Staff Writer
July 8, 2024 at 17:59 JST
A pedestrian with a parasol in Tokyo’s Ginza district on July 7. Many people were out and about in the capital despite heatstroke warnings. (Koichi Ueda)
For the first time this year, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported a record 40 degrees in Shizuoka, which was marked at 1:18 p.m. on July 7.
This was one of 10 all-time highs among the JMA's 914 observation points across the country. Shimonita town in Gunma Prefecture set another record, reaching 39.8 degrees.
Additionally, 244 observation points hit 35 degrees or higher, the largest number of areas this year.
The JMA issued heatstroke alerts to Tokyo and 28 prefectures in total.
According to the Iga fire department headquarters in Mie Prefecture, a man in his 80s died of heatstroke after being hospitalized.
On July 8, the JMA again issued heatstroke alerts for Tokyo and 23 prefectures.
The Tokyo Fire Department said on July 8 that a total of 86 people ages 15 to 93 were hospitalized for suspected heatstroke by 3 p.m. the same day.
Of these, three in their 50s to 80s were in serious condition.
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